haubica

See also: haubicą

Polish
haubica

Etymology

Borrowed from German Haubitze. Doublet of hufnica.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xawˈbi.t͡sa/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Syllabification: hau‧bi‧ca

Noun

haubica f (related adjective haubiczny)

  1. howitzer (cannon that combines certain characteristics of field guns and mortars, delivering projectiles with medium velocities, usually with relatively high trajectories; normally, a cannon with a tube length of 20 to 30 calibers)
    Hypernym: działo

Declension
Declension of haubica
singular plural
nominative haubica haubice
genitive haubicy haubic
dative haubicy haubicom
accusative haubicę haubice
instrumental haubicą haubicami
locative haubicy haubicach
vocative haubico haubice

Descendants

Further reading
  • haubica in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • haubica in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • haubica in PWN's encyclopedia

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Haubitze, from Czech houfnice.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xǎubit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: ha‧u‧bi‧ca

Noun

hàubica f (Cyrillic spelling ха̀убица)

  1. howitzer

Declension
Declension of haubica
singular plural
nominative haubica haubice
genitive haubice haubica
dative haubici haubicama
accusative haubicu haubice
vocative haubice / haubico haubice
locative haubici haubicama
instrumental haubicom haubicama

References
  • “haubica” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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